Step it Up with Stampin' Up!

Aren't these cards just beautiful? They were made with the Gorgeous Posies stamp set on page 8 of the new catalog! The simple one on the left just uses stamps, ink*, and paper, and is perfectly lovely just as it is. *Rococo Rose, Just Jade, Seaside Spray

The middle card takes it up a notch by adding a Crumb Cake card base, Rococo Rose Scalloped Linen Ribbon, some Flowers For Every Season Gems, and fussy-cut flower and leaves.

And the card on the right? Well, I'm sure you can guess it's my favorite since my motto has always been "More is more!" This one uses a Scripty 3D embossed background, lots of fussy-cut flowers/leaves, gems, gold cord from the Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack, and the greeting panel was punched with the new Lovely Labels Pick a Punch. So very pretty!

Ordering begins at noon, Mountain Time. Since the new catalog launched today, I need to give you a heads-up. The Stampin' Cut & Emboss machines on page 170, along with their associated items (cutting plates, etc.) are not available yet, but they should be available to order later this year. Also, there is a limit of one ink refill of each of the new In Colors, to make sure there is enough for everyone. Boy, I can't wait for things to get back to some semblance of normal. How about you?

Favorite Preorder Product!

Today's Create With Connie & Mary Saturday Blog Hop theme is "Favorite Preorder PRODUCT"  - not any of the stamps. This was a no-brainer for me, because I loooove all the products in the Forever Greenery Suite. I had to use several of them on this card, because they are all my favorites!

First off is the gorgeous Forever Gold Laser-cut Specialty Paper. This is unlike previous laser-cut papers, because you don't have to cut the components apart; it's all ready to go! I colored the back of the fern leaf with a Dark Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blend marker to make it pop against the Greenery embossed Soft Sea Foam background.

The Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack has the open-weave 1/2" Vanilla trim and the 1/16" Gold cord, both of which are used here. Even though the Forever Fern bundle is a part of this suite, I wanted a birthday greeting so I borrowed one from Butterfly Wishes, along with a die cut from the Stitched Labels Dies (which are retiring June 2nd).

That's my share for today. Now click the Next button to jump to Libby Fens at Libby Stamps, or the Back button to see what Mary Brown at Stamper Camper's Corner made!

Stampin' Up! products used:

• Stamps - Butterfly Wishes
  
• Cardstock - Very Vanilla, Soft Sea Foam, Shaded Spruce
  
• Designer Series Paper - Forever Gold Laser-Cut
  
• Ink: Shaded Spruce Classic Ink, Dark Shaded Spruce Stampin' Blend
  
• Tools/Accessories - Greenery Embossing Folders, Forever Greenery Trim Combo Pack, Stitched Labels Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals
  

 

Favorite Preorder Stamp!

Today's Create With Connie & Mary Saturday Blog Hop theme is "Favorite Preorder Stamp" and I'll be honest with you, whichever stamp I am using at the time is my current favorite. I can't choose just one! So, since I hadn't played with Jar of Flowers yet, and a friend is having a milestone birthday next week, that became my favorite du jour! This set was near the top of my wish list when I saw the new catalog, so I was happy to see it on the preorder list.

The flowers and jar outline stamps were first stamped in Smoky Slate, then Pool Party ink was applied with a sponge dauber to the jar filler stamp (the reverse side of the jar stamp) to lighten the color a bit. The water was stamped with Pool Party full strength.

THEN the magic happened! I stamped the jar filler again in VersaMark and applied clear embossing powder so the jar is shiny like glass. The flowers were stamped twice more so I could fussy cut to add depth to the bouquet.

Click the Next button to jump to Libby Fens at Libby Stamps, or the Back button to see what Mary Brown at Stamper Camper's Corner made!

Stampin' Up! products used:

• Jar of Flowers photopolymer and Itty Bitty Greetings cling stamp sets
  
• Whisper White cardstock
• In Good Taste DSP and Forever Gold Specialty DSP
• Smoky Slate Classic, VersaMark, and Memento Tuxedo Black ink pads
• Stampin' Blends - Old Olive Combo, Light Daffodil Delight, Mango Melody Combo, Dark Petal Pink, Calypso Coral Combo, and Mint Macaron Combo
• Heat Tool and clear embossing powder
  
• Stitched Rectangles Dies
  
• Ornate Garden Ribbon Combo Pack